This page has technical Advance-Decline Ratio tool which is used to compare the number of stocks that closed higher with the number of stocks that closed lower than their previous day 's closing prices. Advances means the number of stocks closing at a higher price than the previous day 's close, and declines is the number of stocks closing at a lower price than the previous day 's close. Advance decline ratio is used in fundamental as well as technical research as a market breadth indicator.